It’s a matter of balance, say the astronaut gods As they watch the world below Keeping place at the pivot of the seesaw Equal weights on each side of the scales We are the keepers of the peace The compounders of equilibrium Without us, there is a slow and steady slide Towards one end or…
The producer/director Roger Corman made eight adaptations of the works of Edgar Allen Poe. This movie is one of the better productions. It stars Vincent Price as Prince Prospero, a devil-worshipping European prince who mistreats the peasants and invites nobility to his castle to indulge in endless partying while the ‘red death’ plague kills off…
Flame flickers in the eyes of the pumpkin Grin stretches wide over darkness within Squatting at the doors of all the houses Standing sentinel on All Hallow’s Eve Flickering orbs scan the night for unwanted visits Ghosts and spirits and devilish things Jack-o-lantern stretches mouth wide Devouring the evil that wanders abroad Jack-o-lantern guards hearth…
Vincent Price. Peter Lorre. Boris Karloff. Basil Rathbone. All in one movie. What’s not to love? “The Comedy of Terrors” is a comedy/horror (not sure there’s that much horror in it, really) that is a great deal of fun. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur (‘Cat People’, ‘I walked with a zombie’) and the screenplay…
Ghosts emerge around every corner An answer to questions you dare not ask Here we are! Look at us! This is how you too shall end Roaming restless never at peace Wailing forever in the dead of night We are the lost souls, waiting for you Come and see, come and be Join with us…
I’ve said more than once that I am very partial to ghost stories, so I thought I’d talk about a few ghost films I particularly like, that you might want to check out. These are in no particular order of preference, and I make no claim to them being the best. They’re just movies I…
The day the vampire came to tea He drank a glass of blood with me Oh no, that’s not correct, you see The blood he drank, it came from me He knocked politely at the door We met, you see, the day before He seemed so nice, and I was sure I wanted him, I…
Late for work? Caught in the rain? Stub your toe? ‘The gods of fate are against me’! we cry. Or we would, if we lived in ancient times. Does every living creature have a fate that rules them, or are we in control of our own destiny? Many cultures in the past believed in fate,…
My hands are pencil outlines My feet erased My body sketched in shades of grey I am the artist of myself Filling in the gaps Constructing the scaffold, the bare bones of me Is it time to lay some bricks pick up the paint brush And try to see What a little colour might bring…
Eclectic Assemblage 